BMH featuring Nashaz on January 15th

Happy new year! Brooklyn Maqam has lots of great things planned for 2019! We are thrilled to be kicking off this year with our first Hang featuring Nashaz. Led by oud player Brian Prunka, Nashaz plays expansive music that challenges notions of both the jazz and Arabic traditions, while remaining grounded in deep grooves and passionate improvisations. Contrary to the tongue-in-cheek name (Nashaz can be defined as "dissonance", "out of tune" or "musically offensive"), the band’s original and intricate tunes make it sound like jazz and middle-eastern music belong together.